Can You Get Used to Diabetes?
Usually, when someone finds out I have diabetes, the conversation goes like this: Them: Oh, so you have diabetes? Me: Yeah, Type I. (I always try to make that... Read more
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posted 07/13/2009, comments (4)
Isolating the Variable
A few days ago, a package arrived at my house form Medtronic Minimed. It included a brand new box of Quick-set infusion sets (my infusion set of choice), and a letter explaining a recall of all sets that have lot numbers starting with the number "8." According to the letter, Medtronic estimates "that approximately 2% of the "Lot... Read more
posted 07/10/2009, comments (0)
Is Diabetes a dictator?
How much does your diabetes control your life? Or better yet, how much do you let it control you? Growing up with this burden has shown me how much it can take over your life if you let it. I remember when I was younger my mom usually wouldn't let me go to sleepovers and certain events because of my diabetes. She wasn't it doing it to be... Read more
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posted 07/06/2009, comments (2)
Summertime with Diabetes
Everything seems better in the summertime- the weather, the fresh food, the parties, and the festivals. Everything, that is, except my blood sugar. For some reason, I seem to have many more highs and lows during the summer months than any other time of the year. From August through May, I wake up at the same time, eat lunch at... Read more
posted 07/03/2009, comments (0)
Diabetes isn't just a disease... It's a lifestyle...
I just came across the entry I sent in for the Children's Congress 2009, but unfortunately wasn't chosen. My name is Shelby Sharp and I live in St. Louis, Missouri. I was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes at age six, and have lived with it for ten years. There isn't a time when I don't remember having Diabetes, and having it affect... Read more
